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hubba hubba

/ˈhʌbə ˈhʌbə/

hubba hubba interjection: an expression of appreciation or approval with a strong (positive) sexual connotation.

Interjection

  1. (dated, emphatic, ironic) An expression of appreciation or approval with a strong (positive) sexual connotation.
    • - Map? Yeah, she even gave me one to hold for her. Mysterious map, missing uncle... pretty corny. You know, there was something about the way she looked that made me suspicious, but the way she looked, I didn't care.
      - But you kept the map?
      - Oh, sure. Why not? She may not have it up here, but......1947, My Favorite Brunette (film), around 23 min 20 sec
    • [Judy] Grahn and [Marilyn] Monroe are allies, as they literally destroy and prevent smirking men from reducing women to hubba hubba hubba, some like it hot, "brainless cinderellas."1979 April 28, Pat M. Kuras, “Uncommon Poetry”, in Gay Community News, page 12

Forms of hubba hubba

alternative formhubba-hubba

Questions about hubba hubba

What does hubba hubba mean?
Hubba hubba means an expression of appreciation or approval with a strong (positive) sexual connotation.
What part of speech is hubba hubba?
Hubba hubba is an interjection.
How do you pronounce hubba hubba?
Hubba hubba is pronounced /ˈhʌbə ˈhʌbə/.

Words near hubba hubba in the dictionary

  1. hubaes
  2. Hubal
  3. Hubang
  4. Hubay
  5. hubba
  6. hubba hubba
  7. hubba-hubba
  8. hubba-wha
  9. Hubback
  10. Hubballi
  11. Hubbard

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